Im going to PCW tommorow and...

[rct33freak]

Hi tommrow is the day I am going to Paramount Canada's Wonderland...

Now its my first time there so is there any advice before i go??

I have another question... Ya see Im not sure sure if i want to go on any loopers... Do they make any of you people dizzy at all? never been on one that goes upsidesdown... (DOnt ask about my signature its my stupid cousin that did it) Like i get a bit dizzy when I do front flips on a trampoline but i dont get dizzy when i do backflips.... help??

[lakeccrunner]

Loops dont nother me and I can get dizzy rather easily, nothing bad is going to happen you might get a little disoriented but thats about it and since a lop is a back flip (unless you go on a boomerang coaster and you also go backwards through loops) You'll probably be fine...

[jarhead12343]

looping coasters are usually much smoother than no looping ones

[-NGS-]

You should have fun on The Italian Job, that has no inversions, but does have great scenery.

Bat should be avoided, as it is very discomforting for people with low dizziness tolerances.

You could try Dragon Fire, although I'm not sure you want inversions on an Arrow Corkscrew.

Fly, the wild mouse, should be a lot of fun if you can tolerate spinning.

Assuming you like woodies, Mighty Canadian Mindbuster will be a fun ride, but it might be rickety.

Silver Streak is likely to be a nice Vekoma suspended. A lot of helixes, but low g's.

Avoid SkyRider, the park's Togo death machine.

Thunder Run won't be much of a rush, but you could certainly try it.

You should definetly ride Tomb Raider for the unique experience. It's one of the only coasters of its kind. It has two heartline rolls, but they shouldn't be too bad.

If you're feeling bold, you could give Top Gun a whirl. With 5 inversions, you might come out feeling a little queasy.

Vortex will be a nice comforting suspended coaster. It goes over a creek, and you'll get a nice experience.

Wild Beast is sure to be a fun woodie. Not too high, but it has plenty of turns and hills.

Have fun. :)

[lakeccrunner]

^ Yeah if you dont like dizzy dont do Bat, I've been on a Vekoma Boomerang before and I was a little disoriented when I got off...

[Harpo]

Over the past few years, the woodies at Canada's Wonderland have been getting significantly rougher. I haven't yet been there in 2006, so I don't know if they received a much-needed overall over the winter. (I'm hoping new owner Cedar Fair will take care of it, but Cedar Fair isn't generally known for doing a great job with wood coasters.)

I can't really help you on the looping thing. There aren't any rides that make me dizzy.

NGS recommends avoiding SkyRider, but I was actually going to suggest giving it a try -- it has only 1 loop, so it should give you some idea as to how well you can handle the loops. (Even though I have a low opinion of Togo as a coaster builder, I kind of like those 1st generation stand-up coasters, although the harness designs are horrid. The wheel assemblies were completely redone a few years ago -- the old assemblies gave me the impression of the ride running on old roller skates. The new ones seem far more modern.)

[lakeccrunner]

Why does everyone call Togo coasters Togo death machines, I havent been into coasters for a long enough time to know whats so bad about Togo...

[leonardofury]

From what I've heard their worst crime is 'Building the Manhatten Express', however their coasters have a reputation for being some of the roughest and most uncomfortable around.

[Harpo]

I know of one fatality on a Togo ride, being on Shockwave at Kings Dominion. Shockwave is a Togo standup coaster similar to SkyRider. That fatality happened in 1999, where a rider fell out of the ride.

As I recall, some changes were made to the harnesses of all of Paramount's Togo standup coasters following this incident.

Other than that, Togo coasters simply have a reputation for being very rough. Because of roughness, Windjammer was torn out of Knott's Berry Farm quite a few years ago, and King Cobra was taken out at Kings Island.

[Squid2]

Yea, didn't the kid try and get out of the harness while riding?

My recommendation: Take it slow. Even if you think you'll never go back to this park in your life and you want to hit everything... just take your time. If you start feeling dizzy after a ride, sit down and rest for a bit. Evaluate how you feel constantly, and if you're not up to it, don't ride. Remember these things are supposed to be fun!

Try a looping coaster, whichever one you like, and then decide if you like the experience. If so, try another, and so on.

Squid2

[rct33freak]

I need more info... ya see well how do i test my dizzyness tolerance? meaning... I love do front flips and backflips on a trampoline.... but ya see after a front flip i can keep doing them constantly but after the first one i get a bit dizzy... does this mean anything?

Edit: Not going to wonderland till the 28th...

Edit2: Backflips im am totally fine when i do them....

[rct33freak]

Sorry bout the double post but... Really I think personally the Skyrider would be a good start because i can get the sensation of going upside through a loop... My dad said that its pure easy and it goes so fast you dont even notice.... really i think I am going to try the skyrider...

[rct33freak]

Sorry for the triple post but i needed to get back to the top of the list and also the only rollercoaster ive been on is Cyclone at Sandspit Cavendish pei...

http://www.rcdb.com/ig440.htm <--- take a look...

But i have this feeling i will ride the skyrider, something is telling me to...

Edit: Also ive been on a helicopter and we almost went upside down... Someone tell me if I will be fine... DO you think at least anyways?

[Harpo]

If anyone on here guarantees that you'll be fine (meaning not getting an upset stomach), don't trust 'em!

Only you can really determine how you feel. If you go on a coaster and feel a bit queasy afterwards, take a rest.

Part of what makes it so tough to say how you'll react... I've got a friend who enjoys coasters that go up and down, but cannot handle looping or twisting coasters. She even had motion sickness problems on Universe of Energy at EPCOT Center, and that's a very slow moving ride -- it was the turning of the vehicles that really gave her problems.

One other comment. When I was growing up, I was terrified of roller coasters, and wouldn't go on them. It wasn't until I was 15 that I finally decided to ride a big coaster, being Cedar Point's Gemini. Since then, I've absolutely adored riding roller coasters, and have been on over 600 different ones. I wish I hadn't waited so long to start riding them, but I can't change the past.

So, my advice is to give the coasters a try. If you do feel a bit of nausea, stop for a while. Drinking a bit of Coke will often help settle down the stomach. (Don't drink too much or too fast, however, or it'll have the opposite effect!) Also, keep in mind that all coasters are different. You might hate one, but then love another one. Try not to be put off by one bad experience.

[rct33freak]

Thankyou for the info Harpo, i am thinking I should be fine if i can do backflips and front flips on a trampoline and not get dizzy...
But ya see I have this feeling that is telling me I should ride everything even if i do get sick.
I will take your advice but the absolute rides I will never ride are the super fast spinning one's like the round-ups...

I have been on the star trooper ride and I liked it but when I came off I had vertigo but I was fine, like I could walk normal but my head was spinning and I didnt feel nauseas.
So I bought a drink right after and I felt fine; my stomach wasnt upset niether.

So im going to be taking your advice but I might disobey some of it, the first looper im going to try is the Sky Rider because it has one loop.
Thankyou for reading this.... rct33freak